{"id":28016,"date":"2011-04-03T14:39:20","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T18:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/28016\/process-grieving-2\/"},"modified":"2011-04-03T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2011-04-03T18:39:20","slug":"process-grieving-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/28016\/process-grieving-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Process of Grieving"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Becoming Whole Again<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Process of Grieving<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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When we experience any kind of devastating loss,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

whether it is the loss of a loved one, a dream, or a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

relationship, feelings may arise within us that are<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

overwhelming or difficult to cope with. This sense<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

of grief can also come up when we are separated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

from anyone or anything we have welcomed into<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

our lives. And while it may feel like we are caught up<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

in a never-ending spiral of sadness and emptiness,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

it is important to remember that the grief we are<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

feeling is not a permanent state of being. Rather, grief<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

is part of the process of letting go that in many ways can<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

be a gift, allowing us to go deeper within ourselves to<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

rediscover the light amidst the seeming darkness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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The emotions that accompany any kind of loss can be<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

intense and varied. A sense of shock or denial is often<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

the first reaction, to be replaced by anger. Sometimes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

this anger can be directed at your loved one for<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cabandoning\u201d you; at other times you may feel outrage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

toward the universe for what you are enduring.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And while there are stages of grief that people go through<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 moving from denial to anger to bargaining to depression<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

to acceptance \u2013 the cycles of grief often move in spirals,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

sometimes circling forward and then back again.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You may even experience moments of strength, faith,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and laughter in between. While these emotions seem<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

to come and go sporadically, it is important to feel them,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

accept them, and allow them to flow. With time, patience,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and compassion, you will eventually find your center again.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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As we move through our grief, we may find ourselves<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

reluctant to release our pain, fearing we are letting go<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

of who or what we have lost. We may even regard our<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

movement toward healing as an act of disloyalty or<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

giving up. Know that while the hurt may fade,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

the essence of what you had and who you loved<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

will have already transformed you and forever stay<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

with you. If anything, once you are ready for the pain<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

of your loss to subside, their memories can then live<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

more fully within you. Remember, that healing is a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

part of the spiraling cycles of grief, and that in letting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

yourself feel restored again, you are surrendering to a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

natural movement that is part of the dance of life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Love & Light,
\n\u2665Angel Love\u2665<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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